On election night the Chicago Teachers Union and its new independent political organization didn’t knock out Mayor Rahm Emanuel—but they did take him down a notch, forcing him into a runoff with the union’s preferred candidate, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.
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Graduate workers' teaching and research helps generate tens of millions of dollars for UConn each year. Yet they're paid meager stipends—and forced to hand 10 to 22 percent of their incomes back to the university in student fees.
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China's official union federation has taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing the country's largest private employer. Foxconn worker deaths continue, though the company has gotten better at covering them up.
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What about the nights I moved humongous, unsteady cargo like coils, pipes, plates, and tires across uneven terrain and stacked them perfectly in the dark, with nothing but the dim light of my heavy lift to guide me? Was I a thief then?
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